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• Nursing Home Problems With Staffing Should Influence Federal 5-Star Rating System: Study

  January 23, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research indicates that nursing home staff instability could potentially move facility ratings up or down by one star, influencing where many families and prospective residents choose to go for care.

• Facilities Accused of Nursing Home Neglect Are Often Overbilling Taxpayers, Study Warns

  October 29, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that there is a link between nursing homes that overbill Medicare and facilities where residents face an increased risk of nursing home neglect, abuse and reduced care quality.

• Disability Groups Call for Probe Into Nursing Home Neglect in Utah Care Facilities

  July 15, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A recently-filed complaint claims Utah officials have turned a blind eye to instances of nursing home neglect and abuse for more than a decade, putting resident's lives at risk.

• New CMS Rule Calls for Nursing Home Ownership Transparency, After Linking Poor Care to Private Ownership

  November 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new rule will require more transparency in nursing home ownership, which will have to be provided to the federal government, states and the public.

• Government Incentives Leading to Risky Atherectomy Procedures for Vascular Patients, ProPublica Reports

  June 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A ProPublica report blames increases in Medicare payments for an explosion of unnecessary atherectomies in recent years, some of which led to severe patient injuries and deaths.

• DOJ Sues Nursing Home Provider For Fraud in Multiple States

  April 7, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The Justice Department claims a multistate nursing home care provider defrauded the U.S. government by lying about providing complex and expensive health care services to residents, and often giving them expensive medical treatments and services they did not need.

• Medical Malpractice Reform Plan Unlikely To Lower Healthcare Costs: Leading Medical Journal

  May 2, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An editorial by the New England Journal of Medicine warns that proposed provisions to reform medical malpractice claims by limiting non-economic damages and shielding doctors will not lead to lower costs or better healthcare.

• GOP Bill Seeks to Restrict Medical Malpractice Rights for Consumers

  April 21, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new proposal by Republicans in Congress would hamper the elderly and low-income individuals from receiving compensation from medical malpractice claims, critics say.

• Nursing Home Rating System Needs Improvements: GAO Report

  December 9, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The GAO is calling for a number of improvements to the CMS Nursing Home Compare website and rating system, in order to make it more usable by consumers.

• Replacing Failed Heart Devices Cost Medicare $1.5B: Report

  October 11, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A preliminary report indicates that recalled heart implants cost Medicare $1.5 billion, raising calls for better tracking of medical devices.